Magic and War
Solo Format
Counts as 5 RP growth Points
Solo word minimum is 750
Prompt
The earthlings were welcoming and open to the ways of Kahikina, willing to trade knowledge for knowledge. In the initial years of relationship development, the people of Kahikina learned about battle and magic. When before a rare few could cast spells, now anyone could learn if taught properly.
Healers, casters, fighters and warriors. All of these new jobs were novel for the trade-based Kahikinans. What an expansion to a world they never knew!
This solo-only prompt is for you to explore how your character deals with the new classes and magic of Tendaji. Do they embrace it? Shun it? Are they interested enough to take on a new class compared to before?
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Things were changing in Kahikina. Thanks to the land walkers, magic was beginning to become a norm. Where as before, magic casters were few and far in between, known for their minimal abilities to create bubbles or heat the water, now they were realizing anyone could harness magic if they tried. Those who created bubbles were learning on the push the water like the tides, and those who could warm water now could illuminate the air.
Things were changing, and Pello was uncertain what that meant for him. Pello was not one to fight. No, he was always raised to have a purpose and that was to travel and spread messages. Sure, magic could do that too, or at least support it, but it wasn't necessary. Pello wasn't one to fight, wasn't one to attack or even argue, and so magic was a novelty that wore off quickly for him.
The weapons, those were something he immediately shunned. While his parents encouraged him to fashion a weapon to protect him from the earthlings, he simply chose to stick under the waves where they couldn't venture. If they attacked, he could hide and be safe enough.
Really, beside them being land walkers, he didn't really see the allure of how they lived. It seemed so droll to go around arguing and fighting with people. Sure, Kahikina was a land where disagreements came into play, but you worked it out. To use magic and weapons, to hurt others and threaten them, it just wasn't the ways of the land. Especially not the ways of the Hapuna.
Pello kept to himself while others went around and continued to develop the new skills. Some of his friends came to him and explained the value, explained the importance of such skills like defending one self. They shared how magic could enhance their experiences...allow them to move through the water faster or to do better tricks against the waves. He agreed, of course he agreed, and nodded at them. But still, he refused to take on the tasks. He had other things to worry about, after all Etana was spending time with his family. She seemed interested enough, so he'd allow her to live that way and he'd just follow her path.
Besides, he had too much to worry about than picking up a new hobby or tasks. His parents continued to pressure him to consider his own future. They wanted him to take on the business, to expand even beyond the shores of Kahikian. To go try and meet the land walkers, to travel across the sea and see if they could become a multi-content service. Pello was starting to question if he wanted to participate in such a job the rest of his life.
The introduction of the land walkers to the Kahikinans was something that impacted everyone, even if they decided not to pick up arms or take on magic. It meant the world was continuing to expand, to grow beyond their borders. Many were trying to figure out how they could make it across the sea, to go to the new lands that some of the land walkers spoke of. To see the beach without ocean, the ice that didn't move, the mountain that spewed fire. Everyone wanted to see and learn and explore. It was exciting, it was new, and it was so different that they couldn't help but be curious. Pello felt himself drawn in as well.
Every story he heard was like the magic others craved. Every trinket they shared made him too wish to travel and see the new lands. Etana whispered wonderments and he found himself agreeing with her in secret. It would be nice to see the lands, it would be nice to meet their people, it would be nice to try something new for a change.
Sure, they could explore the deep sea caves or the waterfalls and swamps...but that was water. What about the others? What about the things they had beyond magic and war? What about the history, the beauty, the treasures. It was all something Pello wondered again and again as more rumors spread and more land walkers appeared.
There was no need to fixate on the magic or the weapons, no Pello was beyond that and was content with that thought. Instead he focused on what he really wanted. He focused on his inner desires and wondered how he might tell his friend and family. He focused on the adventure and opportunities that meant most to him.
